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Smart Railways: Digital Initiatives in the 2015 Rail Budget

The Union Railways Minister has not only promised to improve facilities at stations and in trains but also to improve the railways’ digital interface

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New Railway mantras: borrowing, PPPs, asset monetisation

Union Minister Suresh Prabhu acknowledges that Railways is in "trouble" and that the public-private-partnership (PPP) policy must change to attract investment for capacity building

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Mumbai Metro One launches multi-purpose smart card

It will enable commuters to have one card to act as both debit/credit card and metro smart card and prior consent of applicants will be obtained by the banks and credit card issuers for the facility before the issuance of the card

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Shell group teams up with world cities on urban planning

The energy giant is at present working with three major cities - Surat in Gujarat, Jakarta in Indonesia and Marikina City in the Philippines

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Govt approves NTPC's 15,000 MW solar power projects

India aims to become one of the world's largest renewable energy markets, targeting 100,000 MW of output by 2022

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With higher funds, states can design schemes as per need: PM

In a letter to all chief ministers, PM Narendra Modi has said the states are free to change Centrally-sponsored schemes and plan the course of their development

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Govt okays record increase in devolution of resources to states

Centre accepts 14th Finance Commission report that takes states' share in Union taxes up to 42 percent and will give the states an additional Rs 1.78 lakh crore in 2015-16

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Renewable energy share to be 15% of basket in 7 years, says President

Addressing the joint sitting of Parliament, President Pranab Mukherjee has said that the share of renewable energy in electricity generation is being significantly enhanced from the current 6 percent

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Highway projects to pick up in Q1 of the next fiscal: ICRA

While NHAI awarded 1,572km of contracts during April-Nov 2014, it had set itself a target of 5,500km for FY 2015, 35% of which was earmarked for BOT segment and the rest for EPC mode

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Prince Charles supports Kerala's Aluva town growth project

Aluva, home of Kochi International Airport, was selected for the DFID-funded project due to its strategic location and struggle to cope with a burgeoning urban population

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